Melanorivulus ubirajarai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Aplocheiloidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Aplocheiloidei

Familia: Rivulidae
Genus: Melanorivulus
Species: Melanorivulus ubirajarai

Name

• Melanorivulus ubirajarai Costa, 2012

Holotype: UFRJ 8425. Paratypes: UFRJ 8426 (5, 6), 8427 (2, 4).

Type locality: Brazil, Estado de Goiás, Município de Mineiros, small stream crossing road BR-384, a tributary to the Babilônia river, itself a tributary to upper section of Araguaia river, 17°23'00"S, 52°57'08"W, altitude 787 m asl.[1]

Etymology: The specific name ubirajarai is in honour of Ubirajara Martins, entomologist at Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, professor of principles of taxonomy, who was teacher and friend of the author during the early formation in Systematics, providing great enthusiasm for studying taxonomy of killifishes about 30 years ago.

References

• Costa, W. J. E. M.; 2012: Two new species of Melanorivulus from the Caiapós hill, upper Araguaia river basin, Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (3): 211–218.